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Bakersfield, California QuickFacts

	Bakersfield, California	United States
Total population	247,057	281,421,906
State	California
City	bakersfield

Bakersfield, California Population

	Bakersfield, California	%, Bakersfield, California	United States
Male	120,105	48.61%	49.06%
Female	126,952	51.39%	50.94%
Median age (years)	30.1		35.3

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	Bakersfield, California	%, Bakersfield, California	United States
18 years and over	166,374	67.34%	74.31%
21 years and over	155,127	62.79%	69.97%
62 years and over	25,851	10.46%	14.66%
65 years and over	21,681	8.78%	12.43%

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	Bakersfield, California	%, Bakersfield, California	United States
White	152,849	61.87%	75.14%
Black or African American	22,641	9.16%	12.32%
Asian	10,708	4.33%	3.64%
Some other race	49,903	20.2%	5.46%
Two or more races	10,956	4.43%	2.43%

Bakersfield, California Housing

	Bakersfield, California	%, Bakersfield, California	United States
Total households	83,441		105,480,101
Family households (families)	60,959	73.06%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	22,482	26.94%	31.94%

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	Bakersfield, California	%, Bakersfield, California	United States
Total housing units	88,189		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	4,821	5.47%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	83,441	94.62%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	50,502	57.27%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	32,939	37.35%	30.77%

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	Bakersfield, California	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	1,226	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	19,235	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	16,516	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	5,076	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	2,632	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	1,044	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	153	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	43	0.57%
Median (dollars)	106,500	119,600

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	Bakersfield, California	%, Bakersfield, California	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	22,213	26.62%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	28,124	33.71%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	13,583	16.28%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	10,716	12.84%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	4,777	5.73%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	4,015	4.81%	9.65%

Bakersfield, California Education

	Bakersfield, California	%, Bakersfield, California	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	81,155		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	4,213	5.19%	6.47%
Kindergarten	4,357	5.37%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	37,907	46.71%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	18,445	22.73%	21.38%
College or graduate school	16,233	20.0%	22.81%

Bakersfield, California Economy

	Bakersfield, California	%, Bakersfield, California	United States
Population 16 years and over	175,535		217,168,077
In labor force	111,588	63.57%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	111,452	63.49%	63.39%
- - Employed	102,001	58.11%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	9,451	5.38%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	8.5		5.8
- Armed Forces	136	0.08%	0.53%
Not in labor force	63,947	36.43%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	91,796	52.29%	51.66%
In labor force	51,420	29.29%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	51,371	29.27%	29.65%
- - Employed	46,772	26.65%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	24,406	13.9%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	13,551		12,787,501

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	Bakersfield, California	%, Bakersfield, California	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	83,601		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	9,154	10.95%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	5,960	7.13%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	11,430	13.67%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	10,236	12.24%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	13,985	16.73%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	15,748	18.84%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	8,704	10.41%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	5,931	7.09%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	1,258	1.5%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	1,195	1.43%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	39,982		41,994

	Bakersfield, California	%, Bakersfield, California	United States
With earnings	68,335	38.93%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	52,042		56,604
With Social Security income	17,987	10.25%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	10,954		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	5,648	3.22%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	6,481		6,320
With public assistance income	5,613	3.2%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	4,614		3,032
With retirement income	11,370	6.48%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	15,278		17,376

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